Fla. lawmakers look to re-enact loud music ban in vehicles

Published On: Apr 18 2013 04:21:09 PM EDT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -

You can often hear them before you can see them. Until December it was illegal to have your music heard more than 25 feet from a vehicle.

But the state's highest court found problems with the law, because it didn't apply to businesses like ice cream trucks or to politicians. Now, state lawmakers are moving to take those two exceptions out of the law and re-enact the loud music ban.

"This is one of the largest one of the top reasons people call 911 is for noise coming out of car stereos out of automobiles," said Rep. Kevin Rader (D-Boca Raton).

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